Added meaningful exception types.

AST.cpp

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include <libsolidity/AST.h>
 #include <libsolidity/ASTVisitor.h>
+#include <libsolidity/Exceptions.h>
 
 namespace dev {
 namespace solidity {
@@ -245,7 +246,9 @@ void Literal::accept(ASTVisitor& _visitor)
 void Statement::expectType(Expression& _expression, const Type& _expectedType)
 {
 	if (!_expression.checkTypeRequirements()->isImplicitlyConvertibleTo(_expectedType))
-		throw std::exception(); // @todo
+		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(TypeError() << errinfo_comment("Type not implicitly convertible "
+															 "to expected type."));
+	//@todo provide more information to the exception
 }
 
 ptr<Type> Block::checkTypeRequirements()
@@ -284,7 +287,9 @@ ptr<Type> Return::checkTypeRequirements()
 {
 	BOOST_ASSERT(m_returnParameters != nullptr);
 	if (m_returnParameters->getParameters().size() != 1)
-		throw std::exception(); // @todo
+		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(TypeError() << errinfo_comment("Different number of arguments in "
+															 "return statement than in returns "
+															 "declaration."));
 	// this could later be changed such that the paramaters type is an anonymous struct type,
 	// but for now, we only allow one return parameter
 
@@ -318,7 +323,7 @@ ptr<Type> Assignment::checkTypeRequirements()
 	if (m_assigmentOperator != Token::ASSIGN) {
 		// complex assignment
 		if (!m_type->acceptsBinaryOperator(Token::AssignmentToBinaryOp(m_assigmentOperator)))
-			throw std::exception();
+			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(TypeError() << errinfo_comment("Operator not compatible with type."));
 	}
 	return m_type;
 }
@@ -328,7 +333,7 @@ ptr<Type> UnaryOperation::checkTypeRequirements()
 	// INC, DEC, NOT, BIT_NOT, DELETE
 	m_type = m_subExpression->checkTypeRequirements();
 	if (m_type->acceptsUnaryOperator(m_operator))
-		throw std::exception();
+		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(TypeError() << errinfo_comment("Unary operator not compatible with type."));
 	return m_type;
 }
 
@@ -342,7 +347,7 @@ ptr<Type> BinaryOperation::checkTypeRequirements()
 	else if (m_left->getType()->isImplicitlyConvertibleTo(*m_right->getType()))
 		m_commonType = m_right->getType();
 	else
-		throw std::exception();
+		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(TypeError() << errinfo_comment("No common type found in binary operation."));
 
 	if (Token::IsCompareOp(m_operator)) {
 		m_type = std::make_shared<BoolType>();
@@ -350,7 +355,7 @@ ptr<Type> BinaryOperation::checkTypeRequirements()
 		BOOST_ASSERT(Token::IsBinaryOp(m_operator));
 		m_type = m_commonType;
 		if (!m_commonType->acceptsBinaryOperator(Token::AssignmentToBinaryOp(m_operator)))
-			throw std::exception();
+			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(TypeError() << errinfo_comment("Operator not compatible with type."));
 	}
 	return m_type;
 }
@@ -369,9 +374,11 @@ ptr<Type> FunctionCall::checkTypeRequirements()
 		//@todo for structs, we have to check the number of arguments to be equal to the
 		// number of non-mapping members
 		if (m_arguments.size() != 1)
-			throw std::exception();
+			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(TypeError() << errinfo_comment("More than one argument for "
+																 "explicit type conersion."));
 		if (!m_arguments.front()->getType()->isExplicitlyConvertibleTo(*type->getActualType()))
-			throw std::exception();
+			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(TypeError() << errinfo_comment("Explicit type conversion not "
+																 "allowed."));
 		m_type = type->getActualType();
 	} else if (category == Type::Category::FUNCTION) {
 		//@todo would be nice to create a struct type from the arguments
@@ -382,10 +389,12 @@ ptr<Type> FunctionCall::checkTypeRequirements()
 		FunctionDefinition const& fun = function->getFunction();
 		vecptr<VariableDeclaration> const& parameters = fun.getParameters();
 		if (parameters.size() != m_arguments.size())
-			throw std::exception();
+			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(TypeError() << errinfo_comment("Wrong argument count for "
+																 "function call."));
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < m_arguments.size(); ++i) {
 			if (!m_arguments[i]->getType()->isImplicitlyConvertibleTo(*parameters[i]->getType()))
-				throw std::exception();
+				BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(TypeError() << errinfo_comment("Invalid type for argument in "
+																	 "function call."));
 		}
 
 		// @todo actually the return type should be an anonymous struct,
@@ -395,7 +404,7 @@ ptr<Type> FunctionCall::checkTypeRequirements()
 		else
 			m_type = fun.getReturnParameterList()->getParameters().front()->getType();
 	} else {
-		throw std::exception(); // type does not support invocation
+		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(TypeError() << errinfo_comment("Type does not support invocation."));
 	}
 	return m_type;
 }
@@ -428,7 +437,8 @@ ptr<Type> Identifier::checkTypeRequirements()
 	VariableDeclaration* variable = dynamic_cast<VariableDeclaration*>(m_referencedDeclaration);
 	if (variable != nullptr) {
 		if (variable->getType().get() == nullptr)
-			throw std::exception(); // variable used before type could be determined
+			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(TypeError() << errinfo_comment("Variable referenced before type "
+																 "could be determined."));
 		m_type = variable->getType();
 		return m_type;
 	}
@@ -452,7 +462,7 @@ ptr<Type> Identifier::checkTypeRequirements()
 		m_type = std::make_shared<TypeType>(std::make_shared<ContractType>(*contractDef));
 		return m_type;
 	}
-	throw std::exception(); // declaration reference of unknown/forbidden type
+	BOOST_ASSERT(false); // declaration reference of unknown/forbidden type
 	return m_type;
 }
 

Exceptions.h

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+	This file is part of cpp-ethereum.
+
+	cpp-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	cpp-ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+	along with cpp-ethereum.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+/**
+ * @author Christian <c@ethdev.com>
+ * @date 2014
+ * Solidity exception hierarchy.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <libdevcore/Exceptions.h>
+
+namespace dev {
+namespace solidity {
+
+struct ParserError : virtual Exception {};
+struct TypeError : virtual Exception {};
+struct DeclarationError : virtual Exception {};
+
+} }

NameAndTypeResolver.cpp

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <libsolidity/NameAndTypeResolver.h>
 
 #include <libsolidity/AST.h>
+#include <libsolidity/Exceptions.h>
 #include <boost/assert.hpp>
 
 namespace dev {
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ void NameAndTypeResolver::resolveReferencesInFunction(ParameterList& _returnPara
 		virtual bool visit(Identifier& _identifier) override {
 			Declaration* declaration = m_resolver.getNameFromCurrentScope(_identifier.getName());
 			if (declaration == nullptr)
-				throw std::exception(); // @todo
+				BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(DeclarationError() << errinfo_comment("Undeclared identifier."));
 			_identifier.setReferencedDeclaration(*declaration);
 			return false;
 		}
@@ -151,10 +152,11 @@ void NameAndTypeResolver::registerVariableDeclarationAndResolveType(VariableDecl
 		virtual bool visit(UserDefinedTypeName& _typeName) override {
 			Declaration* declaration = m_resolver.getNameFromCurrentScope(_typeName.getName());
 			if (declaration == nullptr)
-				throw std::exception(); // @todo
+				BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(DeclarationError() << errinfo_comment("Undeclared identifier."));
 			StructDefinition* referencedStruct = dynamic_cast<StructDefinition*>(declaration);
+			//@todo later, contracts are also valid types
 			if (referencedStruct == nullptr)
-				throw std::exception(); // @todo we only allow structs as user defined types (later also contracts)
+				BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(TypeError() << errinfo_comment("Identifier does not name a type name."));
 			_typeName.setReferencedStruct(*referencedStruct);
 			return false;
 		}
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ void NameAndTypeResolver::registerVariableDeclarationAndResolveType(VariableDecl
 void NameAndTypeResolver::registerDeclaration(Declaration& _declaration)
 {
 	if (!m_currentScope->registerDeclaration(_declaration))
-		throw std::exception(); // @todo
+		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(DeclarationError() << errinfo_comment("Identifier already declared."));
 }
 
 Declaration* NameAndTypeResolver::getNameFromCurrentScope(ASTString const& _name, bool _recursive)

Parser.cpp

@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@
  * Solidity parser.
  */
 
-#include "libdevcore/Log.h"
-#include "libsolidity/BaseTypes.h"
-#include "libsolidity/Parser.h"
-#include "libsolidity/Scanner.h"
+#include <libdevcore/Log.h>
+#include <libsolidity/BaseTypes.h>
+#include <libsolidity/Parser.h>
+#include <libsolidity/Scanner.h>
+#include <libsolidity/Exceptions.h>
 
 namespace dev {
 namespace solidity {
@@ -530,16 +531,17 @@ ptr<ASTString> Parser::getLiteralAndAdvance()
 
 void Parser::throwExpectationError(const std::string& _description)
 {
+	//@todo put some of this stuff into ParserError
 	int line, column;
 	std::tie(line, column) = m_scanner->translatePositionToLineColumn(getPosition());
-	cwarn << "Solidity parser error: " << _description
-		  << "at line " << (line + 1)
-		  << ", column " << (column + 1);
-	cwarn << m_scanner->getLineAtPosition(getPosition());
-	cwarn << std::string(column, ' ') << "^";
+	std::stringstream buf;
+	buf << "Solidity parser error: " << _description
+		<< " at line " << (line + 1)
+		<< ", column " << (column + 1) << "\n"
+		<< m_scanner->getLineAtPosition(getPosition()) << "\n"
+		<< std::string(column, ' ') << "^";
 
-	/// @todo make a proper exception hierarchy
-	throw std::exception();
+	BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(ParserError() << errinfo_comment(buf.str()));
 }